In the first New Yorker report, former colleagues also accused Mr Fager of inappropriate touching, and of protecting men accused of sexual misconduct.

Mr Fager, 63, called the claims “false”, and said they “do not stand up to editorial scrutiny”.

In a statement on Wednesday, he said CBS had terminated his contract early “because I sent a text message to one of our own CBS reporters demanding that she be fair in covering the story”.

“My language was harsh and, despite the fact that journalists receive harsh demands for fairness all the time, CBS did not like it. One such note should not result in termination after 36 years, but it did,” he said.

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Les Moonves is one of the most powerful men in US media

CBS is currently the most-watched network in the US. The programme 60 Minutes, which airs on Sunday evenings, was first broadcast in 1968.

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